Story: Te whānau tamariki – pregnancy and birth
Page 6. All images & media
From page 1 - Birth in Māori tradition
From page 2 - Traditional practices – pregnancy and birth
From page 3 - Rites and baby care
From page 4 - Baby care, 20th and 21st centuries
How to cite this page
Hope Tupara, Te whānau tamariki – pregnancy and birth, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/157053/media (accessed 11 June 2026).
Story by Hope Tupara, published 5 May 2011, updated 1 June 2017.